Dendrites may be key to learning and memory, study suggests

Branchlike structures called dendrites that extend from neurons appear to make their own computations independent of the cell ...
The Scientist

Innate Immune Cells Develop Memory with a T Cell Marker

For decades, dogma dictated that the immune system consisted of two separate branches. Cells of the innate system respond rapidly to molecular patterns shared by a broad array of pathogens. Meanwhile, ...
BioTechniques

The making of a memory T cell

Pre-wired ability in ‘resting’ T cells to remember past viral foes discovered, a promising breakthrough for targeted cancer therapies. A team of immunologists at the University of Massachusetts ...
IFLScience

Cells Outside The Brain Show Signs Of Memory And "Learning" For The First Time

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...